Alan: Whenever opportunity presents, I recommend Sir Ken Robinson.
I also note that my first ever involvement with a rock-and-roll band (which began two years ago) has left me with clear conviction - in fact, self-evident conviction - that artistic creativity is linchpin to psychological well-being.
In the absence of creativity, people are unusually prone to live surrogate lives through "authority figures" who routinely take advantage of their gullibility.
Similarly, "hard labor" without creative release will lay one's psyche to a procrustean bed.
Alternatively, the act of creativity bestows authority on oneself.
Although such "self-investiture" is dangerous, I believe it is generally better than the alternative, especially if one values and practices intellectual rigor and openness.
The Source Of Creativity
We want to be creative but channeling our creative impulses is no small feat. Is creativity something we are born with or can we learn it? In this hour, TED speakers examine the mystery of creativity.
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